Shows

Brookings, South Dakota

Prairie Repertory Theatre is South Dakota State University's professional summer theater — a Brookings institution presenting outstanding theatrical productions in one of the most beautifully situated performing arts companies in the northern Great Plains. PRT's remarkable artistic quality and its extraordinary commitment to bringing professional theater to South Dakota's agricultural heartland create a theater experience of genuine Great Plains community performing arts significance.

824 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD 57006

Custer, South Dakota

Black Hills Playhouse is South Dakota's most beloved summer theater — a Custer State Park institution presenting outstanding theatrical productions in the most spectacular natural setting of any American theater company. Black Hills Playhouse's extraordinary Custer State Park location (one of America's most beautiful state parks, home to 1,300 free-roaming bison) and its remarkable theatrical quality create a theater experience of genuinely unique American natural and performing arts significance.

Custer State Park, Custer, SD 57730

Deadwood, South Dakota

Deadwood Mountain Grand is the most luxurious casino resort in the Black Hills — a cliff-side facility where outstanding concerts, gaming, and accommodation create the most complete entertainment experience in western South Dakota. Deadwood's extraordinary historical heritage and its contemporary casino entertainment infrastructure create a showroom venue uniquely positioned between America's Wild West past and its contemporary entertainment present.

1906 Deadwood Mountain Dr, Deadwood, SD 57732

Flandreau, South Dakota

Royal River Casino in Flandreau presents live entertainment for the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe — a Native American gaming enterprise supporting the Sioux Nation's extraordinary cultural heritage. South Dakota's remarkable Native American cultural wealth (the Lakota Sioux nation's heritage is one of the most profound in North American Indigenous history) and the casino's community entertainment programming create a showroom of genuine Native American cultural community significance.

46th Ave, Flandreau, SD 57028

Rapid City, South Dakota

Black Hills Symphony Orchestra and the Rapid City performing arts scene present outstanding concerts and theatrical events for the Black Hills' most important city. The BHSO's remarkable programming and Rapid City's extraordinary cultural investment in the arts (unusual for a city of its size in the Great Plains) create performing arts experiences of genuine western South Dakota cultural significance.

Main St, Rapid City, SD 57701

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Augustana University's Elmen Center serves Sioux Falls with performing arts programming including the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and various cultural performances. Augustana's Norwegian Lutheran heritage and its role in Sioux Falls's Scandinavian-American community creates a performing arts tradition that reflects the region's cultural roots in Northern European immigrants who settled the Great Plains.

Sioux Falls, SD 57106

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sioux Falls Community Playhouse is South Dakota's most important community theater company — a Sioux Falls institution presenting outstanding theatrical productions for South Dakota's largest city. The Playhouse's extraordinary community engagement and its remarkable theatrical programming create a community theater of genuine South Dakota performing arts significance.

N Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

South Dakota Symphony Orchestra is the state's most important classical music institution — presenting outstanding orchestral concerts at the Washington Pavilion. The SDSO's remarkable commitment to bringing world-class classical music to South Dakota and its consistent presentation of outstanding performances create a symphony of genuine Great Plains classical music cultural significance.

301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Washington Pavilion's Husby Performing Arts Center presents outstanding Broadway touring shows, dance performances, and major concerts for South Dakota's largest city. Washington Pavilion's extraordinary role as the cultural anchor of Sioux Falls and its remarkable programming breadth create a performing arts center of genuine South Dakota state cultural significance.

301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science is Sioux Falls's premier cultural institution — a beautifully renovated 1908 high school containing the Visual Arts Center, Kirby Science Discovery Center, and the Husby Performing Arts Center presenting Broadway touring productions and concerts. The Pavilion's comprehensive cultural programming and its role as the anchor of downtown Sioux Falls's revitalized entertainment district reflect the city's remarkable growth and ambition.

301 S Main Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104